[arista]

Yes the EU Vaccine War
has started.


[COVID-19: EU introduces controls on vaccine exports to Northern Ireland
Brussels aims to prevent Northern Ireland being used as a back door for
the movement of COVID vaccines from the EU to the UK.]


[Ireland's premier Micheal Martin
has spoken to European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen
to express his concerns, according to an Irish government spokesperson.
Louise Haigh MP, Labour's shadow Northern Ireland secretary,
said the EU's move was "deeply destabilising and undermines
the huge efforts being made to make the Protocol work".]


https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...eland-12202656

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The EU is introducing controls on vaccines made in the bloc to prevent their export to Northern Ireland, amid a row about delivery shortfalls.

Under the Brexit deal, all products should be exported from the EU to Northern Ireland without checks.

But the EU believed this could be used to circumvent export controls, with NI becoming a backdoor to the wider UK.

DUP leader Arlene Foster described the move as "an incredible act of hostility" by the EU.

The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol which allows parts of the deal to be unilaterally overridden.
...

Mrs Foster said the EU had placed a "hard border" between Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland.

"By triggering Article 16 in this manner, the European Union has once again shown it is prepared to use Northern Ireland when it suits their interests but in the most despicable manner - over the provision of a vaccine which is designed to save lives," she said.

"At the first opportunity the EU has placed a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over the supply chain of the Coronavirus vaccine.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55864442

Horrendous decision

[Cherie]

Like is anyone looking at Israel and UAE and wishing they weren’t vaccinating as much

[arista]

France is to close its borders
from Sunday to all non EU nations

https://www.thelocal.fr/20210129/mac...kdown-decision

SkyNewsHD


[France closes non-EU borders and tightens curfew in last chance to avoid third lockdown]

[arista]

1,245 Have Died from Covid-19 today


https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The EU is introducing controls on vaccines made in the bloc to prevent their export to Northern Ireland, amid a row about delivery shortfalls.

Under the Brexit deal, all products should be exported from the EU to Northern Ireland without checks.

But the EU believed this could be used to circumvent export controls, with NI becoming a backdoor to the wider UK.

DUP leader Arlene Foster described the move as "an incredible act of hostility" by the EU.

The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol which allows parts of the deal to be unilaterally overridden.
...

Mrs Foster said the EU had placed a "hard border" between Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland.

"By triggering Article 16 in this manner, the European Union has once again shown it is prepared to use Northern Ireland when it suits their interests but in the most despicable manner - over the provision of a vaccine which is designed to save lives," she said.

"At the first opportunity the EU has placed a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over the supply chain of the Coronavirus vaccine.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55864442

Petty-ass bitches.

"You wanted to leave our lunch table? Well, we're gonna piss around with important protocols during a pandemic, that'll teach you!"

The sooner the corrupt, stinking, globalist, capitalist EU dies the better.

[joeysteele]

Apparently and rightly it seems the EU is to backtrack on this.

Should never have set out on this path anyhow.

So good to see it cave in to the outrage rightly expressed.

[smudgie]

Doesn’t show them in a very good light I am afraid.

[Oliver_W]

Kween India

[arista]

[arista]

[COVID-19: EU withdraws plans to control exports
of coronavirus vaccines into Northern Ireland

Earlier on Friday, Brussels triggered Article 16
of the Northern Ireland Protocol that forms part of the Brexit withdrawal deal.]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...urces-12202835

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by arista

Macron is out to pasture

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Kween India

Not, really.
They've backtracked and it was threatened but never carried out.

While that's right and the EU was really badly wrong on this.
Which will of course have rightly criticism of the EU forthcoming..
There's still possibly more to the actual contracts that needs some clearing up too.

Daft inflammatory statements however like Willoughby's will never be helpful.
Not in the slightest.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Not, really.
They've backtracked and it was threatened but never carried out.

While that's right and the EU was really badly wrong on this.
Which will of course have rightly criticism of the EU forthcoming..
There's still possibly more to the actual contracts that needs some clearing up too.

Daft inflammatory statements however like Willoughby's will never be helpful.
Not in the slightest.

I agree as to inflammatory comments.

However, as to the contracts....as we are now very separate entities, the contracts that the UK and the EU have a separate too and should be treated as such. The contract that AZ has with the EU is not our concern, the contract the UK has is. Our contract with other manufacturers should not be jeopardised because the EU are disputing fulfillment from AZ

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I agree as to inflammatory comments.

However, as to the contracts....as we are now very separate entities, the contracts that the UK and the EU have a separate too and should be treated as such. The contract that AZ has with the EU is not our concern, the contract the UK has is. Our contract with other manufacturers should not be jeopardised because the EU are disputing fulfillment from AZ

Absolutely.
I don't disagree with any of that.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Doesn’t show them in a very good light I am afraid.

you selfish british did this, so i fully agree no more vaccines from ours to non-eu countries

i mean UK does the same thing literally, with AstraZeneca vaccine, but then again you guys can have it, but surprises me how many people want to take that when you know so little about it

[Nicky91]

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

you selfish british did this, so i fully agree no more vaccines from ours to non-eu countries

i mean UK does the same thing literally, with AstraZeneca vaccine, but then again you guys can have it, but surprises me how many people want to take that when you know so little about it

stop talking nonsense Nicky

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

stop talking nonsense Nicky

so we should just accept how you british take all of our vaccines


so now we cannot vaccinate our people all thx to UK

[joeysteele]

This is however a global pandemic.
Disputes and concerns re vaccines should'nt come into the equation whatsoever.

Every Country needs every Country to be as free of this virus as is possible to be.

Only working together, sharing and ensuring none are left out should be the only aim on this.

No need for this nonsense from the EU, if they're Inna panic on it even temporarily, reach out.
Equally though, other Nations, ours included need to not look for point scoring with the still in place EU haters, jumping in with their usual spotting of hate.

The EU were wrong to threaten to try to take this action, they've been made to realise that and so DID NOT carry it out.
That's good.

The problem remains however all contracts on vaccines should and must be honoured, along with a determination from ALL Nations, including this one, to ensure all who need the vaccines have it.

If a Nation has worries, then they should reach out and all other Nations respond appropriately to that reaching out too.

[joeysteele]

Come on EU, you almost had me agreeing with the Foster woman in N Ireland.

Don't give her any opportunity to spout more of her hate for goodness sake.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

This is however a global pandemic.
Disputes and concerns re vaccines should'nt come into the equation whatsoever.

Every Country needs every Country to be as free of this virus as is possible to be.

Only working together, sharing and ensuring none are left out should be the only aim on this.

No need for this nonsense from the EU, if they're In a kind of panic on it even temporarily, reach out.
Equally though, other Nations, ours included need to not look for point scoring with the still in place EU haters, jumping in with their usual spotting of hate.

The EU were wrong to threaten to try to take this action, they've been made to realise that and so DID NOT carry it out.
That's good.

The problem remains however all contracts on vaccines should and must be honoured, along with a determination from ALL Nations, including this one, to ensure all who need the vaccines have it.

If a Nation has worries, then they should reach out and all other Nations respond appropriately to that reaching out too.

yet you put the blame on the EU

while it is the UK's fault